Sweater



Dec. 22 Y 1925. 1,566,842

N. L DRYFOOS SWEATER Filed Feb. 18. 192.2

gy Ms@ Patented Der. 22, 1925.

YNATHAN I. DRYFOOS, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO.

SWEATER.

Application `filed February 18, 1922. Serial No. 537,633.

To all whom it may con-cern.'

Be it known that I, NATHAN I. Dnrnoos, a `citizen ot the United States, and a resident of Cieveland, county oi" Cuyahoga, and

,State of Ohio, have invented a new and useful Improvement `in Sweaters, o' which the `following .is a specification, the principle of construction, and more particularly, to the `construction ot the collar which allows the same to lie iiat over the shoulders, to be used as al double short stand-up collar, or to be completely extended to cover the head et the wearer. Provision is also made for securing it in its raised position, a strap being employed which lies fiat between the folds ot the collar in the intermediate position so as to be out of sight. To the accomplishment of the foregoing and related ends, said invention, then, consists of the means hereinafter fully described and particularly pointed out in the claim.

The annexed drawing and the following description set forth in detail certain mechanism embodying the invention, such disclosed means constituting, however, but one of various mechanical forms in which the principle of the invention may be used.

In said annexed drawing Fig. 1 is a front elevational view ot a sweater showing the collar in its lowered position; Fig. 9. is an elevational view, slightly from the side, showing the collar in itsintermediate position; Fig. 3 is a side elevational view showing the collar in its raised position with the strap in place; Fig. 4 is a sectional view on the line 1 -4 of Fig. 2; and Fig. 5 is a diagrammatic plan view of the upper portion ot the sweater and ot the collar to show the form ott neck opening, the manner of making the same, and the collar before attachment.

The present sweater is of the slip-over type having the usual body l and arms 2 with a neck opening 3, which is formed by making a rectangular notch in the front portion of the garment. This notch or square opening as shown in Fig. 5 is formed by dropping a number of stitches 20, sixteen such stitches being shown as dropped to make the lower edge 2l .of the neck opening, and then knitting nine more rows on each Side 22.

The bac-k is `knitted full all the way up leavmg an opening ot a total of titty stitches, sixteen top and bottoni and nine on each side. To this neck opening is attached a 'collar 4 which is merely a rectangular strip of knitted material as shown in Fig. 5 having as many rows of stitches as there are stitches around the neck opening, or titty such stitches in the present illustration. This collar is then sewed to the neck opening stitch 'For stitch which shapes the neck opening as best shown in Figs. l and 2 and gives a slight amount ot transverse fullness in Viront. This manner ot attaching the collar prevents the transverse wrinkle so common at the neck and also allows the collar to lie flat when in the turned down position shown in Fig. l.

The collar is of course open at the front and the edges l5 and 16 extend outwardly toward the shoulders. As shown, the collar is preferably formed in two colors, the dividing line being approximately halt of the collar length so that when the collar is foldedv and raised to the intermediate position, the outer portion 5 shows the same color as the sweater body. The inner half of the collar is provided with buttons G and buttonholes 7 by which it may be secured together in front to maintain it in its closed position as shown in Fig. 2. The flaring edges l5 allow the collar lo lit snugly when in its raised folded position.

The collar may also be raised completely into the position shown in Fig. 5% and in this position the collar is high enough to extend under the sides of a cap or hat it desired. The flaring edges of the outer hall forni a V-opening in it'ront in this raised position to lit around the chin of the wearer and to allow the collar to lit snugly against the cheeks of the wearer. A strap 8 is also provided which has button-holes 9 adjacent its ends and this strap may be passed over the head ot the wearer and secured to buttons l() placed on the underside oi' the lower bali of' the collar where they are concealed when the collar is in the positions shown in Figs. l and 2. When in the position shown in Fig. 2, the strap lies between the folds ot the collar fitting snugly around the back of the neck and is completely concealed.

This collar construction makes it possible in a single sweater to approximate not only the usual sweater neck type of double construction as when used, ,as shown in Fig. 2,.

type as well as providing a high collar forming a neck and head covering which may be lfastened and held in place by means ofthe strap. Bysewing the straight edged collar to the squared neck opening` the sweater bulges slightly at the yfront of the ,neck when not" being used, thus giving `the necessary fullness when being worn andl when the collar fisraised into ythe .position shown in Fig.

Qfaiding informing a close vtightr fitting ymilitary type'of collar.A With the features mentioned aneat appearance is obtained atV Vall times, the strap and'v buttons being normallyconcealed and lying fiat so as' not to wrinkle or bulgethe'collar in any position.

This is accomplished with a neat appearance, the strap and vbuttons therefore' being normally concealed and lying flat so as to mainv tain 'the' kneat smooth appearance of the collar yat all times. a

'iV Other modes-of applyingthe principle of my invention may be employed instead of the'k one explained, change being `'made as Vregards 'l the mechanism herein disclosed,

vprovided the meansstated by the following claim or. the equivalent of such be employed.

tinctly claim as my invention e In a sweater the .combination of a Ybody portion having a neck opening anda collar` attached'thereto adapted to be raised. about I therefore particularly point out and fdisy l stated means the ears and head, said collar being 'open at the front and formed with the front/edges v extending outwardly to leavek a ywide "angle i in its normal posit-ion, theinner l,half` of the front'edgesfbeing providedl with comple-V mentary fastening means' to secure the co1- laredges together to form a folded, collar adapted to fit snugly about the neck ofl the user, the outer. edges of thef folded collar flaring slightly, and a strapv removably iattachedto the under side of the outer halfli of the collar near the front and extending around the collar and adaptedvto lie flat the head of the wearer in the raised vposition of the collar.

. Signed by merthis 28th day of'January,

NATHAN/1; nRYFoosff i between the folds in thefolded position of ysaid collar but adapted tobe passed over 

